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- Jeyamohan wrote his first full-fledged novel Rubber in 1988 and then re-edited and published it in 1990.
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Jeyamohan's first publication during schooldays was in Ratnabala, a children's magazine, followed by a host of publications in popular weeklies. After high school, Jeyamohan was pressured by his father to take up commerce and accountancy in college.
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Jeyamohan's paternal grandfather, Sankaran Pillai, hailed from Thiruvarambu. His paternal grandmother, Lakshmikutty Amma, was from Thiruvattar. Lakshmikutty Amma was a scholar who was educated in the traditional Sanskrit and Malayalam curriculum of her era. Jeyamohan's maternal grandparents, Parameswara Pillai and Padmavati Amma belonged to Nattala...
Driven to depression over the suicide of his friend Radhakrishnan, Jeyamohan ran away from home. He roamed in Tiruvannamalai, Palani and Varanasi, cities known for their itinerant monks and mendicants. In 1984, Jeyamohan got a job as a temporary employee at the Telephones Department in Kasaragod, Kerala. He worked there until November 1989, when he...
Jeyamohan grew up in Christian-majority Kanyakumari district. In his youth, he supported the RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) and had written articles for Vijayabharati, the mouthpiece of the RSS. Later in Kasaragod, Jeyamohan dabbled in left-wing politics, and was active in the trade union. He attended Marxist lectures at the Kasaragod workers co...
Jeyamohan’s close friend Radhakrishnan committed suicide when they were both 19 years old. This precipitated a spiritual crisis in him and he ran away from home in search of answers. Jeyamohan wandered as an ochre-robed mendicant in Tiruvannamalai, Varanasi and Palani. He went to many monasteries and gurukulams including Kanjangad Nityananda Guruku...
Jeyamohan was introduced to literature at a very young age by his mother, an ardent reader. His mother had a good personal library in the house. Jeyamohan grew up reading in Tamil, Malayalam and English. He was a member of various local libraries including The YMCA library at Muzhucode and the Government Library at Arumanai. Later he read a number ...
In 1998, Jeyamohan founded a quarterly literary magazine called Sol Pudhidhuwith the aid of his friends. Jeyamohan acted as its honorary editor and advisor. The magazine ran from 1998 to 2004, during which time, fifteen volumes were published. Some of its distinguishing features, included extensive interviews, essays on various aspects of Indian cu...
Beginning 1994, Jeyamohan organized yearly literary camps at the Narayana Gurukulam in Ooty. These camps later came to be known as 'Guru Nitya Symposia' in memory of Guru Nitya of Narayana Gurukulam. Jeyamohan also organized some notable meetings between Tamil and Malayalam poets in Kutralam, Hogenakkal and Ooty. As of 2022, Jeyamohan has organized...
Jeyamohan has delivered many lectures on topics including literary criticism, tradition, culture, religion and philosophy. Some of these were multi-part lectures, delivered over three days, viz., Kuralinidhu (The sweetness of the Kural) (Jan 14, 2017 - Jan 17, 2017), Osho Marabum Meeralum (Osho - Tradition and Rebellion) (March 12, 2021 - March 14,...
Jeyamohan has written comparatively little in his mother tongue, Malayalam. Jeyamohan's first Malayalam work was published in a magazine called Jeyakeralam in 1987. After that, he rarely wrote in Malayalam. From 1997, he started writing articles in Mathrubhoomis Sunday page. From 1999, he wrote articles for the monthly Bhashaposhiniand the weekly M...
Jeyamohan has written screenplays and dialogues for Tamil and Malayalam films. He has worked with Mani Ratnam, Shankar, Lohitadas and many other leading directors of Tamil and Malayalam cinema. 1. Naan Kadavul (2009) - Based on the novel Ezhaam Ulagam 2. Kadal (2012) 3. Vendhu Thanindadhu Kaadu (2022) - Based on the short story Aindhu Neruppu 1. Oz...
Rubber (1990) was the first published novel of Indian author Jeyamohan. It was the first major work in Tamil that explored ecological and environmental theme as a context for ethical degradation in Tamil fiction.
Jeyamohan's first publication during schooldays was in Ratnabala, a children's magazine, followed by a host of publications in popular weeklies. After high school, Jeyamohan was pressured by his father to take up commerce and accountancy in college.
Jeyamohan wrote his first full-fledged novel Rubber in 1988 which revealed the ecological and sociological impact of rubber cultivation in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The novel won the Akilan Memorial prize.
Sep 25, 2022 · B. Jeyamohan (b. 1962) is a Tamil writer and literary critic based in Nagercoil, India. One of India’s finest authors writing today, he has traveled the length and breadth of the Indian subcontinent, and his work examines and reinterprets India’s rich literary and classical traditions.
Oct 19, 2022 · It is the first, full-length English translation of a book written by Jeyamohan, one of the most popular and prolific writers independent India has produced. Born in 1962, Jeyamohan writes in...
